23 June 2024
ISTANBUL – Today, the Government of the Republic of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) signed an agreement to host an Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA office in °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð. This agreement, signed on the sidelines of the 51st Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Istanbul, marks a milestone in the relationship between the Agency and °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð, and bears testimony to the country¡¯s political and financial support to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA.
Through this Host Country Agreement, the cooperation between Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the Government of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð is set to grow, allowing the Agency to liaise and build an even stronger partnership with Turkish institutions and the Turkish public.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA has been providing essential services to Palestine Refugees for decades, including primary healthcare, education, and emergency assistance, in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð¡¯s consistent support to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is a translation of its commitment to the rights of Palestine Refugees.
Philippe Lazzarini, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA CG, stated: ¡°Today, I would like to express my appreciation for °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð¡¯s strategic decision to host an Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA office in Ankara. This new office will enable Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA to diversify and expand its political and financial support base. I also commend the Turkish Government for increasing its humanitarian assistance to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA during the war, using a combination of funding to support lifesaving operations and wheat flour to the people of Gaza¡±.
The Agency expresses its gratitude for the invitation extended to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA as a special guest at the OIC Ministerial Meeting hosted by °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð, and for the continued solidarity and support demonstrated by OIC Member States.
Since it became a member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Advisory Commission in 1949, °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð has been a longstanding supporter and partner of the Agency to serve Palestine Refugees.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Country: °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð
Subject: Assistance, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA
Publication Date: 23/06/2025
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